Latest August Insights in Supermarket News
| The Latest in Food Retail | | HEALTH & WELLNESS | | | Another Ohio CVS is in trouble Board of Pharmacy inspection reveals lost doses of controlled substances, patient issues
More disturbing findings from inspections at CVS stores by the Ohio Board of Pharmacy are starting to surface. Last week, the Board released a report revealing how staffing issues were negatively impacting eight stores in the state. Now comes results of another inspection by the Board that shows a CVS just outside Cleveland lost 1,800 doses of controlled substances and gave a patient the wrong medication, reports the Ohio Capital Journal. |
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| RETAIL & FINANCIAL | | | Kroger, Albertsons merger could be affected by new FTC, DOJ guidelines
The Kroger, Albertsons $24.6 proposed merger has received opposition from many unions and other groups, but now it might be getting pushback from the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice.
The two departments recently released an updated version of the general guidelines the departments follow around merger deals. These guidelines are the means by which the agencies review mergers and acquisitions to determine compliance with federal antitrust laws. |
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| RETAIL & FINANCIAL | | | Save A Lot sells off the last of its stores
Longtime discount grocery store operator Save A Lot, based in Saint Ann., Mo., said this week it had sold the last of its stores to a licensee. It will continue to operate as a wholesaler and licensor to the Save A Lot store network.
Castle Rock, Colo.-based Leevers Supermarkets, a current Save A Lot store operator that also operates stores under the El Mercado de Colorado and Leevers Locavore banners, is acquiring Save A Lot’s last remaining 18 stores in the St. Louis market. |
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| RETAIL & FINANCIAL | | | Rite Aid reports major data breach
Rite Aid said a major data breach that occurred on May 27 has compromised the personal information of customers, reports CBS 21 News.
The drugstore chain based in Philadelphia, Pa., was notified by a vendor partner of a vulnerability in Rite Aid's software that had been exploited by an unknown third party on May 31. |
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